Cape Verde vs South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per

Cape Verde
0.0149 units per square kilometre
in 2019
South Africa
0.0141 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Cape Verde rank
145th
South Africa rank
147th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per over time

  • Cape Verde
  • South Africa
00.0050.010.0150.02199020042019

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.0149 units per square kilometre against 0.0141 units per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0008 units per square kilometre.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 145th and South Africa ranks 147th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0137 units per square kilometre 0.0168 units per square kilometre 0.0031 units per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0154 units per square kilometre 0.016 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0161 units per square kilometre 0.0153 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per, Cape Verde or South Africa?
Cape Verde, at 0.0149 units per square kilometre against 0.0141 units per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per between Cape Verde and South Africa?
0.0008 units per square kilometre, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and South Africa?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Cape Verde and South Africa rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per?
Cape Verde ranks 145th and South Africa ranks 147th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 6,030 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.